Proposal #452
| Proposer | (34732) Filipp Romanov (filipp.romanov.27.04.1997@gmail.com) obscode: RFDA |
|---|---|
| Assigned To | (3663) Dirk Terrell |
| Date Submitted | Nov. 5, 2023 |
| Status | Declined |
| Priority | Normal |
| Proposal | Occultation of TYC 1236-00841-1 by Titania on 2023 November 21 for BSM-NH2. Hello! On November 21, 2023, a rare event will occur - occultation of bright R = 11.75 star by Uranus' satellite Titania (maximum duration = 72.8 sec.). This is an important phenomenon for science (as written here https://groups.io/g/IOTAoccultations/topic/forthcoming_stellar/102356665 ) and the imaging technique is similar to imaging of eclipses of binaries, so I think that such a proposal for the AAVSOnet is appropriate. Only one telescope is within the area of ​​visibility: BSM-NH2. Event Mid-Time: 05:16:55 UT for this location, accordingly, I request continuous shooting starting 60 minutes before and 60 minutes after (to measure the separated flux from Titania and the star both before and after the occultation) with Rc filter: from 04:15 to 06:15 UT. The shutter speeds are necessary so that the SNR is not too low for 14-mag Titania during the occultation and so that there is no illumination of the Titania position from Uranus, so this needs to be checked in advance: will it be 1 second or 0.1 second. With best regards, Filipp Romanov. |
| Target | RA (H.HH) | Dec (D.DD) | Magnitude | Telescope | Observation Frequency | Expiration Date | Proprietary Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYC 1236-00841-1 | 3.204778 | 17.54094 | 14.0–12.0 | — | — | — | No |
Comments
- (34732) Filipp Romanov — Nov. 5, 2023, 8:43 p.m.
Position of TYC 1236-00841-1:
03 12 17.260
+17 32 27.46- (3663) Dirk Terrell — Nov. 6, 2023, 3:53 p.m.
The purpose of observing this event is admirable, but does not align the purpose of AAVSO which is variable stars an exoplanets, not planetary science. I know there will be a lot of attention paid to this by others and I myself have been making observations of Titania in the last few weeks to nail down the astrometry.
- (34732) Filipp Romanov — Nov. 27, 2023, 6:39 p.m.
Thank you for your reply, I understood it. I successfully observed this occultation using other remote telescopes: https://spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload.php?upload_id=202014
Comments on this proposal are closed.